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Police Detective Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Mercer County House Fire Police Detective Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Mercer County House Fire
Police Detective Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Mercer County House Fire A police detective was hospitalized after rescuing a dog from a house fire in Mercer County, authorities said. Officers responding to 109 Browning Ave. in Ewing saw smoke billowing from the home around 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, the Ewing Police Department said. While the residents had safely escaped the home prior to officers’ arrival, the homeowner told police that a dog was still trapped inside. Det. Julia Caldwell immediately entered the home alongside patrol units and successfully rescued the dog before being treated for smoke inhalation and rushed to a local hospital for further med…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Motorists Rescued From Car By Police Helicopter After 4 Hours Trapped NJ Motorists Rescued From Car By Police Helicopter After 4 Hours Trapped
NJ Motorists Rescued From Car By Police Helicopter After 4 Hours Trapped Two motorists were plucked from the rooftops of their cars, which were stranded in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Ida in Mercer County, authorities said.  One of the motorists was rescued by a New Jersey State Police helicopter after four hours, while a second man was pulled from his car's roof by a Trenton Fire Department ladder truck, according to the Princeton Department of Emergency and Safety Services.  Shortly before midnight Wednesday, firefighters were called to a swift water rescue on Rosedale Road near the Johnson Park School.  The 58-year-old motorist from Prince…

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by Jon Craig
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Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters
Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters Three Mercer County police officers were set on survival, clinging to trees for hours after being carried away by raging Ida floodwaters Wednesday night. Hopewell Township Officer James Hoffman was responding to a flooded vehicle call on Route 518 around 8:30 p.m. when his own patrol car filled with water and got swept away, NJ Advance Media reports citing Police Director Bob Karmazin. Hoffman escaped through a window and cling to a tree for safety, just as officers Michael Makwinski and Robert Voorhees experienced the same. The two held onto trees after being carried away when attemp…

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by Valerie Musson
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50 NJ Rail Passengers Moved To Another Train After Cab Starts Smoking, Causing Delays 50 NJ Rail Passengers Moved To Another Train After Cab Starts Smoking, Causing Delays
50 NJ Rail Passengers Moved To Another Train After Cab Starts Smoking, Causing Delays About 50 rail passengers had to be transferred to another train in Mercer County after a cab began smoking, NJ Transit officials said. Switching trains prompted delays of up to 60 minutes along the Northeast corridor on Tuesday afternoon, a NJ Transit spokesman said. Everett Merrill, the Transit spokesman, said no rail workers saw flames, but there was smoke beneath a rail cab about 2:20 p.m. Transit officials safely moved passengers to another train at the Hamilton station, Merrill said The smoke was reported on Northeast Corridor Train No. 3843 which left Penn Station at 12:37 p.m. and w…

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by Jon Craig
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Trenton Woman, 30, Killed In Hamilton Crash Trenton Woman, 30, Killed In Hamilton Crash
Trenton Woman, 30, Killed In Hamilton Crash A 30-year-old Trenton woman died and two others were injured in a Hamilton crash Tuesday. A Hyundai sedan heading northbound on Buttonwood Street was attempting to cross Nottingham Way into the Walmart parking lot when he struck a Honda minivan around 3:15 p.m., Hamilton Police Chief James M. Stevens said. The minivan then left the roadway and struck a tree, killing the front seat passenger, Stevens said. Hamilton firefighters extricated the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The crash remains under investigation. Witnesses are asked to call HPD's traffic unit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HEROES: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire HEROES: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire
Heroes: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire Two Hamilton police officers rescued a sleeping family from their burning apartment, authorities said. Hamilton Officers Michael Stefanelli and Anthony Lucidi were the first responders to arrive to the blaze at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday at 310 Klockner Road in Mercerville, Hamilton Fire Chief Chris Tozzi said in a statement.  Their porch above Palermo's restaurant was fully engulfed in flames, authorities said. The Red Cross was notified to find temporary shelter for the homeless family. The officers made the decision to climb a compromised wood stairway on the side of the building and …

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by Jon Craig